Diamantidis reaches 1,000 assists in Euroleague

The magnificent Greek point-guard became the first in achieve that goal in the top-flight European club competition.
The Greek point-guard Dimitris Diamantidis became last Thursday in the first player to reach 1,000 assists in Euroleague basketball, during the match of the third day of competition that his team, Panathinaikos, played at home against Fenerbahce Ulker of Istanbul.

Diamantidis achieved this feat delivering a ball to AJ Slaughter who scored a triple in Athens OAKA.

The player who is closest to Diamantidis in the Euroleague's all-time assist list is around 300 passes of distance.

Diamantidis continues to fuel his legend as one of the best players in Europe. He has led Panathinaikos to get three Euroleague titles, and two of them was chosen MVP of the finals.

It also has the record for assists in a season with 180 in the 2013-14 season.

In the local league, however, Diamantidis continues to impose its tyranny in the all-time assist list where the second, Vasilis Spanoulis, puts himself at only 10 away from 1,500.